The 43-unit major in Jewish Studies is an interdisciplinary major that consists of courses in a variety of disciplines, including literature, history, religion, geography, Hebrew language, and politics.

CSULB also offers a 19-unit minor in Jewish Studies

Core Courses: 

(Minimum 37 units in the following courses):

Introductory Courses 

3 units

 Jewish Civilization                                  

(HIST 141)

3 units

Language                     

4 units

Modern Hebrew                                 

(HEBW 101A OR 101B) 

4 units

Comparative World Literature

9 units

The Bible as Literature            

(CWL 342)

3 units

Literature of the Holocaust               

(CWL 344) 

3 units

(or approved substitution courses)

History                          

9 units

The Holocaust                                 

(HIST 304)

3 units

American Jewish History         

(HIST 369)

3 units

     

Middle East (SW Asia) 600-1700         

(HIST 431)

3 units

      

Middle East (SW Asia) 1700-present   

(HIST 432)

3 units

Religion and Thought  

9 units

Introduction to World Religions I

(R/ST 102)

3 Units

Hell and Heaven in Judaism

(R/ST 230)

3 Units

Religious and Social Ethical Dimensions of American Diversity

(R/ST 302I)

3 Units

Religion & Lit. Old Testament                 

(R/ST 311) 

3 units

Intertestamnet Literature, Palestine History, and Early Christianity (Dead Sea Scrolls)

(R/ST 312I)

3 Units

                      

Jewish Religion                     

(R/ST 314)

3 units

Modern Jewish Thought             

(R/ST 315)

3 units

Medieval Through in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

(R/ST 338I)

3 Units

Jewish Christianity

(R/ST 460)

3 Units

Special Topics in Religious Studies

(R/ST 690)

1-3 Units

Capstone Courses           

3 units

(or other approved courses)

 

 

Elective Requirements   

6 units

Middle East & North Africa            

(GEOG 309I)

3 units

Governments & Politics of the Middle East                     

(POSC 367) 

3 units